Contemporary art may be most accessible when it explores aspects of human reality we all have in common. With its single-word title, DESIRE, currently ongoing at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, announces itself as a show with a theme that everyone can relate to. That’s not to say the subject–and the art–may not elicit many different and sometimes conflicting interpretations. The realm of desire, after all, encompasses a broad psychological landscape replete with many different emotions–from longing to arousal to jealousy and regret. That’s not to say the subject–and the art–may not elicit many different and sometimes conflicting interpretations. The realm of desire, after all, encompasses a broad psychological landscape replete with many different emotions–from longing to arousal to jealousy and regret.
